下剋上

Japanese

Kanji in this term
下	剋	上
げ Grade: 1	こく Hyōgaiji	じょう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
下克上

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げこく​じょー [gèkókúꜜjòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɡe̞ko̞kɯ̟ᵝʑo̞ː]

Noun

下(げ)剋(こく)上(じょう) • (gekokujō) ^{←げこくじやう (gekokuzyau)?}

1. mutiny (revolt against a senior)

Korean

Hanja in this term
下	剋	上

Noun

下剋上 • (hageuksang) (hangeul 하극상)

1. Hanja form^? of 하극상 (“mutiny (revolt against a senior)”).